Improvement in cartridge-boxes



c, BERGMAN & J. W. PILKINGTON.

CARTRIDGE-BOX.

Patented Nov. 28. 1876.

No.184,-8ZZ.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BERGMAN AND JOSEPH W. PILKINGTON, OF BRIDGEPORT, GONN.; SAIDBERGMAN ASSIGNOR TO SAID PILKINGTON OF AN ADDITIONAL ONE-SIXTH UNDIVIDEDINTEREST.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,822, dated November28, 1876 application filed May. 29, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES BERGMAN and JOSEPH W. PILK1NGTON,.0fBridgeport, in the county of Fair-field and in the State of Connecticut,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartridge-Boxes anddo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecification. The nature of my invention consists in the constructionof a cartridge-box, which is intended for use by soldiers and othershaving breech-loading fire-arms, as will be more fully hereinafter setforth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,reference being had to accoin panyin gdrawin gs,

forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents aperspective view of the cartridge-box with the flaps open, and Fig. 2represents a section, taken crosswise through the same. 4

In the drawings, A represents the usual form of leather cartridge-boxes,having the usual flap B, connected, when closed, to the button g at thebottom of the same. To the inner wall or back of the case are attachedthe cartridge-receivers O C. These receivers are preferably arranged insections on a line, and in tiers, one above the other, as shown in thedrawing.

Each receiver is composed of a box, made of leather or other suitablematerial, having partitions a a, for holding the cartridges, and ishinged at or near the bottom by a hinge, b, and connected at the top tothe back of the box or case A by a flexible strip of leather or I areplaced in the cases, which are so arranged that the ends or tops of thecartridges will stand out a little distance. I then button down theflap, and in doing so the flexible stay allows the tops to be forced inso that the bottom and top are in range.

In using the case I uubutton the flap, and the top of each case drops byits own weight into position.

We do not, broadly, claim a cartridge-box provided with pockets,attached by pliable fabric to the body of the cartridge-box to allow thecartridges to be turned with their heads outward, as we are aware thatsuch is not new.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the case A, having flap B, the boxes 0, hinged at bto the back ofthe same, the flexible strips D D, connecting the boxes atthe top to the case, and the additional flap D, all substantially as andfor the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our handsthisl9th day of August, 1875.

CHARLES BERGMAN; JOSEPH W. PILKINGTON.

Witnesses:

F. W. SMITH, ISAAC L. FEBRIs.

